Practice English Reading Exercises for A1 – Holiday Adventures & Travel
Reading 1
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
Ice Cream at the Beach
Last August, Paul and his best friend, Mark, went on holiday to the sea. The weather was very hot and sunny every day. The two boys loved playing on the beach. They built big sandcastles and swam in the cold water. Paul’s mother watched them from her red towel.
Examples
Paul and his best friend went on holiday last ………August……… .
The weather at the sea was hot and ………sunny……… every day.
Questions
1 On the beach, the boys liked building big …………………… .
2 They went swimming in the …………………… .
3 Paul’s mother sat on a …………………… to watch the boys.
After their swim, the boys were very tired and thirsty. ‘I want something sweet,’ Mark said to Paul. They looked down the beach and saw a small shop. It sold cold drinks and beautiful ice creams. The boys walked to the shop on the hot sand. Paul bought a chocolate ice cream and Mark got a strawberry one.
4 After swimming, Paul and Mark felt tired and …………………… .
5 Mark wanted to eat …………………… .
6 The boys found a …………………… that sold drinks and ice creams.
7 The sand was …………………… when the boys walked to the shop.
They sat on a big rock near the water to eat their food. But then, a hungry bird flew down and tried to eat Mark’s ice cream! Mark shouted and quickly stood up. The bird flew away, and the boys laughed a lot. It was a great day at the beach.
8 The two friends ate their ice creams on a …………………… .
9 A …………………… wanted to eat the strawberry ice cream.
10 The boys …………………… when the bird flew away.
ANSWER KEY
1 sandcastles 2 cold water 3 red towel
4 thirsty 5 something sweet 6 small shop 7 hot
8 big rock 9 hungry bird 10 laughed a lot
Reading 2
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Airport Bus
Last Friday morning, Leo and his dad needed to go to the city airport. They walked slowly to the bus stop at the end of their street. The weather was very bad because there was heavy rain. They wore big coats, but they were cold.
Examples
Leo and his father wanted to travel to the ………city airport……… on Friday.
They waited for the bus at the end of their ………street……… .
Questions
1 The ………………………… was really bad on Friday.
2 Leo and his dad got cold because there was ………………………… .
3 They wore their ………………………… in the rain.
They waited a long time for the bus. “The bus is late because of the rain,” Dad said. Leo looked down the long road, but he couldn’t see it. He was bored and his shoes were wet. So, his dad gave him a small comic to read. Leo read a story about a clever monkey.
4 They had to wait a ………………………… for their bus.
5 Dad said the bus was ………………………… because it was raining.
6 Leo was bored and his ………………………… were wet.
7 Leo read a story about a ………………………… in his comic.
After forty minutes, a big yellow bus finally arrived. Leo and his dad quickly got on it. Inside, the bus was very warm and dry. Leo sat next to the window and listened to some music. Soon, they saw the white planes at the airport. Leo was very excited about his holiday!
8 A ………………………… arrived after forty minutes.
9 The bus was very ………………………… inside.
10 Leo saw the ………………………… when they arrived at the airport.
ANSWER KEY
1 weather 2 heavy rain 3 big coats
4 long time 5 late 6 shoes 7 clever monkey
8 big yellow bus 9 warm and dry 10 white planes
Reading 3
Read the story. Write words to complete the sentences about the story.
You can use 1, 2 or 3 words.
The Jungle Tour
Last Tuesday, Paul and his parents went on a trip to the big jungle. The weather was hot and sunny. They met their guide, Mr Green. He was very clever because he knew everything about the jungle animals. They put on their strong boots and started walking.
Examples
Paul and his parents went to the ………big jungle……… last Tuesday.
On the day of the trip, the weather was ………hot and sunny……… .
Questions
1 The family’s guide was called …………………… .
2 Mr Green was a …………………… man who knew about all the animals.
3 Before they started walking, the family put on their …………………… .
First, they looked up at the tall trees and saw some funny monkeys. The monkeys were eating brown coconuts. Paul wanted to take a photo, but a monkey jumped down and took his red hat! Paul was sad. But Mr Green had an idea. He gave the monkey a yellow banana. The monkey dropped the hat.
4 The family saw some …………………… in the tall trees.
5 The monkeys were eating some …………………… .
6 Paul lost his …………………… when a monkey jumped down.
7 Mr Green gave a …………………… to the monkey.
After that, the family walked slowly to a beautiful waterfall. Near the water, there were lots of colourful parrots. They were red, blue and green. One parrot flew down and sat on Paul’s shoulder. Paul laughed and his dad took a great photo. It was the best jungle tour!
8 The family walked to a …………………… in the jungle.
9 There were lots of …………………… near the water.
10 Paul’s dad took a great photo when a parrot sat on Paul’s …………………… .
ANSWER KEY
1 Mr Green 2 very clever / clever 3 strong boots / boots
4 funny monkeys / monkeys 5 brown coconuts / coconuts
6 red hat / hat 7 yellow banana / banana
8 beautiful waterfall / waterfall 9 colourful parrots / parrots 10 shoulder